Realm of Power

Kingdom of Aden, Maxine Province

Located in the hot southern zone and heavily affected by marine tropical air currents, the Maxine area receives heavy rainfall. The average annual rainfall is more than 6,000 millimeters, and the rainfall in the highest year in history even reached one year. With 13,000 millimeters, it can be said to be a land of rain. No matter when it rains, there will be a sudden downpour. Heavy rain often washes every corner mercilessly, filling all the rivers and lakes here to the ground. The rivers are rushing and the floods are surging. Especially in July and August every year, it is the time when Maxine receives the most rainfall. Heavy rains are basically non-stop, and continuous heavy rains often bring serious flooding disasters to the Macleans.

However, in June and July of the 134th year of the Kingdom of Aden, the weather in Maxine was very abnormal. Instead of raining, the sun shone brightly for a long time. The fierce sunshine baked the land until it seemed like it was about to burst. Like smoke, large tracts of forest seem to be quietly drooping their heads under the raging sunshine. The water levels of rivers and lakes have dropped seriously compared with previous years, and some areas have even dropped to the lowest level in history. Due to the small amount of rainfall, evaporation big

Any normal person knows that Maxine seems to be undergoing the most serious change in history. Maxine, which has rainfall all year round, has no rain. Huge mountains block the view, otherwise the Maxine people will It was discovered that on the other side of the mountains, the southern part of Hérault, which had not rained for decades, was experiencing heavy rains at the moment.

"I don't know where the rain this year has gone. We have tried our best, but there is nothing we can do if it doesn't rain. Judging from the current drought situation in the province, even if we dig wells with all our strength, there will be no difference. Since the salary is a drop in the bucket, the only way now is to ask the royal capital to reduce the share that needs to be contributed this year." Inside the Maxine Governor's Mansion The clerk was wearing a black dress and with a pale face, he reported this year's situation to the governor, Marquis Chattywoods. The sudden changes this year made the entire Maxine Province confused. In their impression, rain is so common. Other places may be worried about the dry season. Maxine, known as the rain bath, will never stop raining.

But the fact is such a slap in the face!

The Marquis of Chattywoods' face became more and more gloomy. When he heard that he needed to ask the royal capital to reduce his contribution for this year, he waved his hand to the internal affairs officer and said in a serious voice, "There is no need to mention this matter again, it is impossible." In order to express congratulations to His Majesty, all provinces in the kingdom collected rare treasures and presented them to the capital, on the occasion of His Majesty's promotion to the emperor. During the wedding period, other provinces said that they had good weather and a great harvest once in a century. Even those who were close to it had to find a few so-called auspicious signs to show that the promotion of the King of Aden to the emperor of the empire was destiny. Should he report it to Ma? Kexin is experiencing a once-in-a-century drought and begs His Majesty to reduce or reduce this year's contribution. This is not asking for death!

But if you don’t report this year’s drought to the royal capital, where can you find so many donation materials?

Geographically, Maxine Province is backed by mountains and faces the sea. It also has a hot and humid climate all year round. It has fertile land, criss-crossing water networks, and dense plants. It is known as the three major granaries of the Kingdom of Aden, and the Kingdom of Aden’s expedition to Central Asia , hundreds of thousands of troops have been fighting for half a year. Although some supplies can be obtained from Central Asia, a large amount of food still comes from Aden. The domestic inventory has been exhausted, and we are eagerly waiting for this year's grain to mature. If Maxine's news of a large reduction in grain production this year is reported, I am afraid it will directly affect the expedition to China and Aden, which has exhausted all efforts. The entire plan of the Kingdom, coupled with the major premise of the Kingdom of Aden being promoted to the Empire of Aden... I am dead!

The Marquis of Chattywoods was so distressed that he wanted to cry. He pressed a newly received report heavily on the table with his right hand and walked back and forth restlessly in the silent air of his office. The footsteps of the Marquis of Chattywoods walking back and forth were interrupted by a rush of running, and an attendant from the Governor's Palace pushed open the office door.

"Sir, there is urgent news from the Nylongu Garrison." The attendant panted and handed the report to the Marquis of Chattywoods.

"That guy Naxi Baiyan uses this trick every time. Don't he have no intention at all? Last time he promoted a dozen bandits into an army of tens of thousands. This time he was even more straightforward. He directly said that the imperial army was coming to kill him. How could the imperial army arrive? Come here! Don't they know how to blush? Marquis Shatiwoods took the report and glanced at the content. He snorted with disdain and threw the report into the trash can. ,

The Kingdom of Aden divided its domestic provinces into eighteen military zones. Because three-quarters of the kingdom's main forces went to the Central Biya region, in order to make up for the gaps in the country, the Kingdom of Aden ordered the formation of local garrison troops into five new legions. , a total of 200,000 people, one of which is the Nicolon Garrison, with 31,000 combat infantry and 3,000 camel cavalry. There is a serious shortage of horses in Aden, and raising horses is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the maintenance cost is high, so According to the standard mount of the army of the Kingdom of Aden, it is not a war horse, but a camel. The leader of the Nicolon garrison is called Naximo. Because his left eye was injured by a prey while hunting, he is also called Naxi Baiyan. In order to obtain supplies from the Governor's Mansion, Naximo Mo has found various excuses, but Marquis of Chattywoods has long been tired of it, and this time Nasimo is even more crazy. What does it mean for the imperial army to appear in the Maxine area? He even dares to use the excuse of the imperial army!

If possible, the Marquis of Chattywoods would really like to slap Nassimo hard in the face.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and a river winds away like a silver belt crossing it. Under the setting sun, in the golden sunset, the land where the weeds have faded reveals a large area of ​​gray, white and yellow fields. The large fields are full of Withered crops, a group of black cavalry jumped up in the cool wind. On the hills in front, one person stopped his horse first. He was a thin young man, aged 27 or 27. He immediately stamped his feet, but gave people the majestic appearance of an eagle looking forward. The wind on the hills was blowing. The black-haired young man's hair was slightly raised, and a pair of cold and slender eyes scanned the scene in front of him.

Such a large area of ​​water network and hilly land can be regarded as the largest water network even in the vast territory of the empire. The geographical location of this area is exactly at the gateway to the north of the southern region, large and small. Towns dotted among this undulating hills, like gods scattering Pearl, a unique waterside softness hits your face. Although the vegetation is not lush, there is no thick ink-like pine forest in the northern area that people can’t forget at a glance, nor is it the entire white area like in the central area. Maplewood, here is only a dense network of sparkling water, skipping the cool breeze of the hilly area. The most luxuriant plants here are low shrubs, and the rivers formed by the flowing water have turned the entire land into a spider web. During the period, large and small lakes and lakes look like undulating hills like waves.

The Marquis of Chattywoods didn't take the empire's attack seriously at first, but he didn't know that the wolf was really coming this time.

The resting fires in the camp were not extinguished, and streaks of smoke rose in the distance. The gray smoke pillars were pulled by the plain wind and rose diagonally into the sky, as if countless beacons were lit in an instant. Estante looked away from the black line emerging from the horizon in the distance. It was the Aden garrison. In the wind, the long red tassels tied to the front ends of the guns of the Aden garrison on the opposite side were blown back by the wind.

"Sir, the Aden garrison is coming."

An imperial cavalry squadron leader raised his finger to point in that direction and said excitedly,

"Internet Cafe" Etstein's eyes were cold and there was a sneer on the corner of his mouth. He was personally named by the emperor and was responsible for the army's operation. Such a flat terrain was simply a home ground for the imperial army. The navy's surprise attack on Luxi Port won A huge victory. After a brief pause, the army immediately followed the original plan and landed 20,000 imperial troops, including 5,000 cavalry, in order to do so in the shortest time. The five thousand imperial cavalry were divided into one hundred teams, each with 50 cavalry. Just like a spider weaving a large web, the main force of the empire was also divided into dozens of squads, defeating dozens of so-called regional guards along the way. The imperial light cavalry team was doing its best fight for the initiative on the battlefield, creating an atmosphere of overwhelming troops, and at the same time In order to wipe out the Aden Army's military strength in this area, the light cavalry used as bait lived up to expectations. It can be seen that the opponent did not know that he had stepped into a trap. "Forward!" Countless flags began to waver in the wind. , the well-equipped Imperial Central Army moved forward in lines like waves.

"One two one"

The officer loudly encouraged the soldiers in the queue, and the bright spears in the entire row were dazzling. The people who were chasing the imperial light cavalry almost vomited blood were the 27,000 people under the command of the Nylongu garrison. The leader It is the legion commander Nasimo. This legion commander has a bad reputation and looks pretty good. Duanzheng, a small group of Imperial Cavalry met the garrison. When he learned that the Imperial Cavalry was in front of him, the experienced Nasimo was also frightened, but he soon confirmed based on the scale of the Imperial troops encountered in various places. , the imperial army did cross the mountains, but the number was not large

Thinking of the upcoming promotion of the King of Aden to the Emperor, Nasimo, who was only a local garrison, suddenly felt that his luck had come. The battle between the Empire and Aden was no longer a day or two. Although the Kingdom of Aden had won a brilliant victory in Central Asia, there was a faint feeling They are still overwhelmed by the empire. If they can capture these imperial cavalry, they can present them to His Majesty the King as a gift. Your Majesty, you will definitely be appreciated by His Majesty the King. Naximo determined that the imperial army came over from the mountains. Now it must be out of hunger, thirst, exhaustion, and lack of food and clothing. All it takes is to gather the army and start an encirclement. Naximo Mo ordered the garrison to assemble. When the garrison only completed two-thirds of its troops, it could not wait to start chasing the imperial cavalry.

Then, he was attracted to the tidal flat in front of him.

The battle flags were like clouds, and the mountains and plains were covered with black armor. Nasimo was so frightened that his face was as pale as paper. The imperial army risked crossing the mountains. How could it still have such a huge force! Nasimo could hardly believe his eyes. If he knew that the imperial army still had such combat power, he would never pursue it. He originally wanted to take advantage of it, but now it is miserable. He actually ran into the elite of the empire. The soldiers on the side were commotion, as if something invisible was pressing on their chests, making people feel suffocated. This was just the powerful aura exuded by the Imperial Legion on the opposite side, as if it was going to drown everyone. generally

"It's the Imperial Regular Army!"

"Why are there so many? Don't you think they came over the cliff mountains?"

The soldiers of the Aden Army were somewhat confused. As local garrison officers, they had never seen such a battle. The enemy's momentum alone seemed to want to rush up and eat them. They originally thought that they were mostly a group of starving dogs, but no matter how they looked at it, the enemy was full of vigor and strength. The dense spear tips flashed the terrifying sharpness of metal in the setting sun. Teams of imperial crossbowmen, who were rumored to have frightened the entire Obaro, began to stand at the front of the queue. As the infantry crossbows in the hands of the imperial crossbowmen were raised at the same time at the diagonal angle, the sharp metal arrows at the front were like a piece of Starlight, just this murderous aura, made the garrison officers feel like a small grass swept by a typhoon, the enemy could crush them at any time, the weapons in the hands of the enemy were magical weapons, and the weapons in the hands of their subordinates were just fire sticks,

The armor was shining, and they were already fully armed. The imperial heavy infantry was like a steel monster, holding a huge steel shield half a person's height. In front of these metal warriors, the atmosphere on the battlefield seemed to solidify. Experienced soldiers knew that behind such a general silent atmosphere, a bloody battle was often about to happen.

"Sir, our rear guard has been attacked."

An officer ran up from behind with a panicked look. In his original position, as the rear guard of the garrison, the imperial cavalrymen who were originally used as bait had already attacked like hungry wolves, just like a flying eagle swooping down. The world was filled with the shocking sound of the cavalrymen, the horses' hooves were flying, and the ground was thrown behind at high speed. The imperial cavalrymen stood up straight on the galloping war horses, and rushed forward like a taut arrow. The cloaks behind the black armor were like a raging fire across the plain, like a strong wind passing through, and the war horses rushed into the crowd without any tricks.

"Kill" The war horses neighed, and many people fell off their horses at once, and many weapons stabbed into their bodies, blood splashed, and shouts burst out from their chests! The cavalry swords rose and fell in the chaotic crowd, and the rear of the garrison army was cut off in the dull sound of broken tendons and bones.